[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15668-15669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8417]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.194Q]
Bilingual Education: State Grant Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997
Purpose of Program: This program provides grants to State
educational agencies to: (1) assist local educational agencies in the
State with program design, capacity building, assessment of student
performance, and program evaluation; and (2) collect data on the
State's limited English proficient (LEP) population and the educational
programs and services available to that population. However, a State is
exempt from the requirements to collect data if it did not, as of
October 20, 1994, have a system in place for collecting that data.
Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 16, 1997.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 17, 1997.
Applications Available: April 1, 1997.
Available Funds: $300,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: Up to $100,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81,
82, 85, and 86.
SELECTION CRITERIA: In evaluating applications for grants under
this program, the Secretary uses the selection criteria included in the
application package for new grants under the State Grant Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis A. Catarineau, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5090, Switzer Building,
Washington DC. 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 205-9907. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Information about the Department's funding opportunities, including
copies of application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can
be viewed on the Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board),
telephone (202) 260-9950; or on the Internet Gopher Server at
Gopher.ED.Gov (under Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases).
However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7454.
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Dated: March 27, 1997.
Delia Pompa,
Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-8417 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am]
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